Lok Sabha adjourned for the day

The winter session ends on December 20. With a shorter time-frame of 16 working days and a heavy agenda of 35 bills -- 25 listed for consideration and passing and 10 for introduction -- the government hopes it would be able to pass important bills, especially those related to economic reforms.

11.50 am: Discussion will only happen when the Opposition will let the House function, says Congress leader Manish Tewari.

11.31 am: Parliament adjourned till noon following uproar over FDI in retail, cap on LPG subsidy and other issues

11.30 am: Both Houses of Parliament adjourned over FDI in retail

11.29 am: Lok Sabha adjourned till noon.

11.25 am: Opposition parties raise slogan against govt in Lok Sabha. In the Lok Sabha, Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) members rushed towards Speaker Meira Kumar's podium protesting the law and order in Uttar Pradesh. The Samajwadi Party in turn demanded the rollback of the LPG price hike.

11.00 am: Winter Session of Parliament begins. The winter session ends on December 20. With a shorter time-frame of 16 working days and a heavy agenda of 35 bills -- 25 listed for consideration and passing and 10 for introduction -- the government hopes it would be able to pass important bills, especially those related to economic reforms.

10.42 am: Ahead of Winter Session in Parliament, BJP demands probe against Robert Vadra in DLF land deal.

- We all have an obligation, both in Opposition as well as in the government to work together to enable our parliamentary democracy of which we are genuinely proud to grapple with the formidable challenges faced by our country.- Our country faces many problem on the economic front arising out of the consequences of global economic slow down. We need to create new jobs on a large scale to provide gainful employment to our youth.- PM Manmohan Singh urges opposition parties to allow House to function smoothly- Come together and discuss all issues and challenges facing the nation: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh tells his colleagues in Parliament.